Haven’t you ever lost someone?

A man was walking along the road to Damascus. He recalled his lost love and his soul grieved.
“Pity on those who know love,” he thought. “They will never be happy, with the fear of losing the one they love.”

At that moment he heard a nightingale sing.

– Why do you act like that? – the man asked the nightingale. – Don’t you see that my beloved, who loved your song so much, is no longer here by my side?

– I sing because I am happy – answered the nightingale.

– Haven’t you ever lost someone? – the man insisted.

– Many times – answered the nightingale. – But my love still remains all the same.